Tag: French troops

Chad's Deby says military pact with France was outdated

By Mahamat RamadaneN'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's President Mahamat Deby said the decision to terminate the country's military pact with France was taken because...

For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the...

A year has passed since Niger's dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to announce a dramatic...